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 Washington (AFP) Aug 12, 2009 
The US military is looking at eventually equipping Afghanistan's air corps with unmanned aircraft for surveillance missions, a general said on Wednesday. "Right now, UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) are not part of that capability that we are envisioning for them," said US Brigadier General Walter Givhan, who is helping Kabul revive its air force. "However, I think it fits into that categ ... read more 
Quito, Ecuador (UPI) Aug 12, 2009 The Quito summit of the Union of South American Nations has highlighted divisions among the leaders on how to view the Colombian-U.S. military collaboration against heavily armed drug-trafficking cartels, but that has not prevented Venezuela from mounting a diplomatic initiative to counter Colombia. In a much publicized trade agreement with Argentina, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez ... more
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Iran's Khamenei slams 'bullying' after Trump threats
Attack on Iran nuclear plant would leave Gulf without water, Qatar PM warns North Korea's Kim inspects 'nuclear-powered submarine' project Trump invites Iran leader to nuclear talks -- or else Trump offers nuclear talks with Iran No talks with US under 'maximum pressure' policy, Iran FM tells AFP Trump says he wrote to Iran urging nuclear talks Spain under pressure to abort nuclear energy phase-out Russia calls French nuclear comments a 'threat' Polish PM hails Macron's 'very promising' nuclear comments 
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Kabul (AFP) Aug 12, 2009US Marines and Afghan soldiers launched an operation early Wednesday against insurgents in Afghanistan's troubled south aimed at preventing disruptions to upcoming elections, the Marines said. Operation Eastern Resolve II deployed 400 Marines and sailors and 100 Afghan soldiers to a Taliban stronghold of Helmand province, said Brigadier General Larry Nicholson, commander of the Marine Expedi ... more  
Tokyo (AFP) Aug 12, 2009A North Korean official Wednesday insisted that his country's communist regime needed to develop nuclear weapons to defend itself against a US nuclear threat, Japan's Kyodo News reported. Ro Jong Su, a director-level researcher at the North Korean foreign ministry, gave a rare interview in Pyongyang to the Japanese news agency in which he reiterated the Stalinist nation's policies. "Nobo ... more 
Ottawa (AFP) Aug 12, 2009Canadian aircraft that hunted Soviet submarines during the Cold War are now monitoring two Russian attack subs that have migrated north after being spotted last week off the US coast, an official said Wednesday. It was not clear, however, when the submarines moved north. "The submarines have not done anything threatening," Dan Dugas, spokesman for Canadian Defense Minister Peter MacKay, ... more |
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Washington (UPI) Aug 12, 2009 Is Pakistan's nuclear arsenal theft-proof? Former President Pervez Musharraf and his successor Asif Ali Zardari and their army and intelligence chiefs repeatedly have assured both the Bush and Obama administrations that their 80-odd nuclear weapons are as secure as the U.S. arsenal of some 7,000 city busters. The Pakistanis have separated warheads from delivery systems and stored them in diffe ... more  
Washington (UPI) Aug 12, 2009 Saudi Arabia is seeking technology upgrades for its fleet of 13 Boeing E-3aircraft that could be worth $2 billion for American companies. The Saudi E-3 fleet includes AWACS/TASS aircraft that provide airborne early warning and control, RE-3 ELINT aircraft for electronic intelligence, and KE-3 aerial tanker and cargo aircraft. All are built around a basic Boeing 707 body and engines. ... more  
Damascus (AFP) Aug 12, 2009A senior American military delegation arrived in Syria on Wednesday for talks on regional security, the second such visit in nearly two months, a US diplomatic source said. Major General Michael Moeller of the US Central Command (CENTCOM) is heading the delegation which also includes Frederic Hof, the deputy to US Middle East special envoy George Mitchell who was in Damascus on July 26. ... more |
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